As you can see we are enjoying the important things in life! Simon and Ruth took us out for dinner last night at the local Bistro. The chef, Peter Vaughan, and his team are very adventurous with their food ideas and last night were offering an Arab Spring menu, which was not an exciting idea but ultimately disappointing as Chrissie suggested but a delicious mezze sharing platter, very tasty lamb, chicken, fish and veggie mains and then of course things like baklava and pistachio ice cream for pud. The main part of the restaurant is in one of the many cellars with which Devizes is honeycombed, a survival from smuggling times.

Well, when I told the doctor that I had little appetite, he said I must keep up the calories! Today, Ruth, chef, and Si, sous chef, cooked a delicious roast lunch. We've really enjoyed their company over the weekend. This is definitely a bonus result of being ill: delightful extra family time. And Si helped Geoff paint the greenhouse and gazebo as well as sorting a couple of computer glitches.

So we haven't missed Cartagena at all....